Vanguard launches search for first Head of Digital Assets

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Vanguard’s move to hire its first Head of Digital Assets signals a formal build-out of digital-asset strategy at one of the world’s largest asset managers. Coming after its earlier reluctance to offer spot Bitcoin ETFs, the role suggests increasing institutional engagement and product planning, which can support broader investor confidence in crypto market infrastructure and access channels in the near term.

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Vanguard, which oversees more than $10 trillion in assets, is recruiting its first Head of Digital Assets, Personal Wealth. The hire will be tasked with setting the firm's digital asset strategy and building a multi-year roadmap for digital assets. The move follows Vanguard's earlier decision to sit out spot Bitcoin ETFs at their January 2024 debut. The firm only opened access to third-party Bitcoin ETFs more than a year later.

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